SERUM 25(OH)D(3) AND ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE OF RESIDENTS IN AN OLD PEOPLES HOME IN GERMANY

Authors
BARTH J GERLACH B KNUSCHKE P LEHMANN B
Citation
J. Barth et al., SERUM 25(OH)D(3) AND ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE OF RESIDENTS IN AN OLD PEOPLES HOME IN GERMANY, Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine, 9(5), 1993, pp. 229-231
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09054383
Volume
9
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
229 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0905-4383(1993)9:5<229:S2AUEO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The 25(OH)D3 serum levels of 31 and 29 residents of an old people's ho me in Dresden were determined in February and in August 1991. The mean 25(OH)D3 levels in winter were below 10 ng/ml. Bedridden patients did not reach this level even in summer. Polysulphone films are useful in dicators of a deficiency of ultraviolet light, which can result in a s ubsequent vitamin D deficiency.